Q: 08’ Buick Enclave, I ran into a wall. Not very hard. Overheat light came on and. Is the battery won’t hold a charge.
Mid highway, my overheat light came on and said to stop engine eimmediately. I was stuck in the highway and drove it a few miles until I could stop. The oil life says zero. I can jump it and it runs until I turn it off, but then it won’t reatart or hold a charge.
My car has 70000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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